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CANDY DROP-PING MACHINE.

No. 380,108. Patented Mar., 27;'1888.

UNITED STATES@- PATENT ,.OEEICE. y

" ZACHARYTAYLOR HARTMAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLYANIA,AS

SIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO PHILIP WUNDERLE, OF SAME PLACE.

CANDY-DROPPING MAcHlNE.

sPncIPIcA-rrolvforming par; if Leuis'Patent No. 880,108, dared March 27, 1888.

Application inea septembenm, 18s-r. serialnamozo. (No modal.) t

To all whom it may concern:V

Be it known that I, ZAcHARY TAYLOR HART- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented anew and useful Improvement in CandyDropping Machines, which improvement is fully .set forth in the following specification and accompany` ing drawings.

My invention consists in novel improvements'in candy-dropping machines, as will be hereinafter fully set forth and definitely claimed. I Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a candy-dropping machine embodying my invention. Fig, 2 represents a vertical sectionl of a portion in line :v w, Fig. 4, on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 represents aperspective view of the cut-off mechanism on an enlarged scale. Fig. 4 represents an end view of a detached portion on an enlarged scale. Fig. 5 represents an end view of the cut-off arm on an enlarged scale. Fig. 6 represents a side elevaits shaft c mounted 'on th'e frame `A, and car-f rying a sprocket'wheel, d, around which passes a belt or band, E, which also passes around a sprocket-wheel, e, on a shaft, F, the latter being mounted on the frame A and having J its endskeyed or otherwise connected with eccentries G, which are fitted within the yokes H of arms J of the cut-0H mechanism, as will be hereinafter specified.

' To the shaft c is secured a slotted link, K, with which is connected one end of a pitman or rod, L, whose other end is pivoted to an l arm, M, ywhichis freely mounted on the jour- 5o nal of 'the roller'N of the apronv P, and carries a pawl, Q, which` engages with the ratchet R, which is fixed to said `journal; y. v p

It will be seen that when power is applied to the pulley O motion is communicated to the belts D E, the sprocket-wheels b @,and'consequently to the shafts cF. The arms'J receive vibrating motions, and the link K rotates. Owing to the pitman L, arm M, ratchet and pawl R Q, the roller N is operated,` and the apron P receives intermittent motion.

' Attached to a wrist-pin on the wheel b is a bar or rod, S, which is connected with an elbow-lever, T, vloosely fitted on a shaft, U, the latter being mounted abovethe apron P and having firmly secured to it a ratchet, Y, with which engages a pawl,W, hung on said elbowlever T. p

To the inner end of the shaft U is secured a bevel-pinion, X, which meshes with a bevel- Wheel, Y, the latter being internally threaded and fitted on a sliding screw-shaft Z, whose bearings are on the cap of the box'B and on brackets f, connected with said end, the wheel Y being located between said brackets, whereby it is permitted to rotatel and-impart rotary and sliding motions to the shaftZ.

The inner end of the shaft Z is swiveledto the plunger A', which is located within'the box B and pressesagainst thematerial therein, so as to eject the same through the openings g at one end of the box, it being noticed that the A 4box is located above the apron P, and the latter is permitted to move freely beneath said box. Within the box are gates or valves B',

35 for closing the openings g when so required.

Said'openings may be of various configurations, different forms of candies as shaped thereby being shown in Fig. 7.

It will be seen that as the shaft U is operated the wheel Y is intermittingly rotated, so that the shaft Z is similarly rotated and moved, and theplungerAadvances atintervals against the material in the box and forces the same in` streams from the box owing to the openings g. .95 The material now requires to be cut off, the pieces then dropping on the apron P. This" is accomplished by means of a wire or cutter,

C', whose ends are attached to arms D on a shaft, E', which is mounted in sliding boxes F', which rise and fall in obliquely-arranged brackets G', secured to the frame of the machine, said shaft being also mounted in the arms J. Secured to the shaft E' are verticallyarranged levers H',whose upper ends are freely engaged by pins J', secured to the top of the vibrating arms J, the motions of the latter being accomplished by means of the eccentrics G, as has been stated. On the sides of the arms D' are studs D', carrying rollers or bearing-pieces D3, which are adapted to be engaged by the lower ends, H2, of the levers H'.

H are vertical pieces or guides which are secured to the brackets H, rising from the frame A, said guides being inclined, or having one side, H5, inclined, the studs D2 riding on said inclined or oblique sides H5.

It will be seen that owing to the vibrating motions of the arms J the pins J are alternately pressed against the levers H', and the shaft Eis raised and lowered by said vibrating arms J, the sliding boxes F permitting said shaft to rise and fall. Now, owing to the obliquely-arranged brackets G' and the studs D2 riding on the oblique sides of the guides H, the arms D' carry the wire C' in oblique directions in the rising and falling motions thereof. When the levers H' are pressed by the pins J', the lower ends, H, of said lever are raised and strike the rollers D, thus elevating the arms D'. When said levers are relieved of the pressing action of said pins, the lower ends of said levers are lowered, whereby the arms D' are permitted to descend. By these means the wire is advanced to the discharge end or openings g of the box B, and

descends along the same in contact therewith. Now, as the projected streams of candy material are in the path of the descending wire, the latter cuts said material in lengths or pieces, which drop upon the intermittingly-moving apron P, which carries pieces of paper, tins, or plates to receive the dropped candy, so that the latter may be readily removed. (See Fig. l.) After the Wire has passed the openings g, it is carried backward, so asto clear the box, then raised, and again advanced toward the box, where it descends and cuts the material, as before stated, the motion described -by the wire being approximately that shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 5.

The wire C has its ends connected with the heads of screws K', which are fitted to the arms D', so that the tension of the wire may be adj usted, said wire also bearing against the heads of screws L', which are secured to the` arms D at a right angle to the screws K', whereby the wire may be nicely sustained and properly set out from said arms D.

In order to hold the paper, tins, &c., on which the candy is dropped I employ springs M', each of which is connected at one end with a staple, N', or other fastening on the frame A, (see Fig. 3,) the opposite end bearing downwardl y against the paper. An arm, P', is connected with the spring and hung loosely from a cross-bar, Q', which joins the arms D', so that when the latter are operated the springs are raised and lowered, so as to bear against and be released from the paper, whereby the paper is firmly held on the apron as thel candy is dropped thereon, and released as the apron receives motion to carry away said paper as supplied.

R' represents a roller for preventing upward motion of the apron and the sheet, 8vo., placed thereon.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. -A candy-dropping machine consisting of a frame, with the box B, having the openings g in one end thereof, the driving-pulley C, the sliding plunger A' in said box B, the screwshaft Z, swiveled to said plunger, the internally-threaded wheel Y, located on said shaft, mechanism, substantially as described, intermediate said wheel Y and said driving-pulley C, for imparting rotary motion to said shaft Z, a movable apron, a cutter, and mechanism, substantially as described, for operating said cutter, said parts being combined substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A candy-dropping machine having a cutter, a rising-and-falling shaft, arms secured to said shaft and provided with studs, vibrating arms and brackets with sliding boxes, the said rising-and-falling shaft being journaled in said vibrating arms and boxes, and inclined guides, said parts being combined substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The cutter C', in combination with the arms D', shaft E', sliding boxes F', obliquelyarranged brackets G', oscillating arms J, and pins J', substantially as described.

4. The arms D', having the studs D and rollers D3, and carrying the cutter C', the levers H' H', the shaft E', carrying said arms and levers, the inclined guides H3, and mechanism, substantially as described, connected to saidshaft E', for imparting a rising-and-falling motion to the same, `said parts being combined substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. The shaft F, carrying the eccentrics G, in combination with the oscillating arms J, fitted on said eccentrics, the pins J', secured to said arms, the shaft E', the arms D', supported on said shaft E', the brackets G', the

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sliding boxes F', fitted in lsaid brackets, and

the cutter E', connected with said arms, the shaft E being mounted in said sliding boxes, and oscillating arms, substantially as described.

6. In a candy-dropping machine, the rotary shaft F, in combination with the arms J, the eccentrics G and pins J', the brackets G',with sliding boxes F', the shaft E', journaled in said sliding boxes, the levers H' H', the arms D' with studs, the guides with inclined faces H5, the arms D', and the cutter C', secured to cross-bar`v Q', the arm P', the spring M', and a said arms D', substantially' as and for-the purmovable apron, substantially as and for the pose set forth. purpose set forth. 7. In a candy-dropping machine, the arms ZACHA RY TAYLOR HARTMAN. 5 D', with cutter C' mounted on the shaft E', in Witnesses: y

combination with mechanism for imparting a WILLIAM J. WALKER, rising-and-falling motion to said shaft,`the WALTER B. WILLIAMSON. 

